Egypt
Son of businessman commits suicide
August 28, 2015
Son of businessman commits suicide
Prosecutors of east Cairo started investigating Thursday the alleged suicide of Ismail Ahmed Sadek al-Sewaidy, 19, son of a businessman…
Schedule for parliamentary elections to be announced on Sunday
August 28, 2015
Schedule for parliamentary elections to be announced on Sunday
Egypt's Supreme Elections Commission (SEC) will announce next Sunday the schedule of and procedures for the coming parliamentary elections, it…
Italy to establish 10 wheat silos in Egypt
August 28, 2015
Italy to establish 10 wheat silos in Egypt
Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Khaled Hanafy signed an agreement with Italy to establish 10 silos for wheat at…
Putin woos Mideast:Should West worry?
August 28, 2015
Putin woos Mideast:Should West worry?
n the clear, blue skies over Zhukovsky, an air base south of Moscow, Russia's newest warplanes screech past, looping noisily…
Egyptian antiquities minister reviews security strategy with tourist police
August 28, 2015
Egyptian antiquities minister reviews security strategy with tourist police
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty reviewed Thursday the ministry's security plan to maintain safety of ancient sites during a meeting…
ERTU chairman meets head of European Bank office in Egypt
August 28, 2015
ERTU chairman meets head of European Bank office in Egypt
Egyptian Radio and Television Union (ERTU) Chairman Essam el Amir met Thursday with the Head of the European Bank for…
Egypt court sentences 12 IS supporters to death
August 28, 2015
Egypt court sentences 12 IS supporters to death
An Egyptian court sentenced to death 12 members of the Islamic State group Thursday for planning attacks against police and…
Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead
August 28, 2015
Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead
A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said…
Government: More than 70 bodies found in Austrian refugee lorry
August 28, 2015
Government: More than 70 bodies found in Austrian refugee lorry
Investigators have found more than 70 bodies in a lorry full of refugees discovered abandoned on an Austrian motorway on…
Egypt seeks best offer for nuclear plant
August 27, 2015
Egypt seeks best offer for nuclear plant
Egypt and Russia are still negotiating several financial and technical issues on an offer presented in June by a Russian…